Method and system for the creation and communication of notes concerning an auction participant or item within a network-based auction facility
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of communicating administrative information related to monitoring of a network-based auction facility, the method including:
- generating an administrative note pertaining to an administrator-selected aspect of an on-line auction facilitated by the network-based auction facility, wherein the administrative note includes;
the administrative information related to the monitoring of the network-based auction facility; and
type information identifying the administrative note as being of a first type of a predetermined set of administrative note types;
associating the administrative note with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction; and
displaying a note indicator, on a display unit of a network device, to indicate an association of the administrative note with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction when displaying information concerning the administrator-selected aspect on the display of the network device.
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Abstract
A method of communicating information within a network-based auction facility includes facilitating creation of a note pertaining to a user or item available for auction via of an on-line auction facilitated by the network-based auction facility. The note is associated with the user or item of the on-line auction. Within an administrative environment, a note graphical icon is displayed to indicate an association of the note with the user or item of the on-line auction when displaying information concerning the user or item to an administrator of the on-line auction facility.
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Citations
78 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of communicating administrative information related to monitoring of a network-based auction facility, the method including:
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generating an administrative note pertaining to an administrator-selected aspect of an on-line auction facilitated by the network-based auction facility, wherein the administrative note includes; the administrative information related to the monitoring of the network-based auction facility; and type information identifying the administrative note as being of a first type of a predetermined set of administrative note types; associating the administrative note with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction; and displaying a note indicator, on a display unit of a network device, to indicate an association of the administrative note with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction when displaying information concerning the administrator-selected aspect on the display of the network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method of communicating administrative information concerning a user of a network-based auction facility, the method including:
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automatically invoking a note creation function from one of a plurality of administrative applications of the network-based auction facility; generating an administrative note via the note creation function, the administrative note including the administrative information concerning the user of the network-based auction facility, the note creation function to associate the administrative note with the user, as identified by an administrator of the network-based auction facility to the note creation function; and storing the administrative note in a database. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A machine-readable medium storing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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generate administrative data pertaining to an administrator-selected aspect of an on-line auction facilitated by the network-based auction facility, the administrative data further relating to monitoring of the network-based auction facility; and associate the administrative data with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction, wherein the administrative data includes type information identifying the administrative data as being of a first type of a predetermined set of administrative data types; and display a data indicator to indicate an association of the administrative data with the administrator selected aspect of the on-line auction when displaying information concerning the administrator-selected aspect on a display unit of a network device.
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26. A system to communicate administrative information related to monitoring of a network-based auction facility, the system including:
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a computing device; a note creation application, executing on the computing device, to; facilitate creation of an administrative note pertaining to an administrator-selected aspect of an on-line auction facilitated by the network-based auction facility, the administrative note further including the administrative information related to the monitoring of the network-based auction facility, and to associate the administrative note with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction, wherein the administrative note includes type information identifying the administrative note as being of a first type of a predetermined set of administrative note types; and a note displaying application, executing on the computing device, to display a note indicator to indicate an association of the administrative note with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction when displaying information concerning the administrator-selected aspect on a display unit of a network device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system to communicate administrative information concerning a user of a network-based auction facility, the system including:
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a computing device; a note creation function, executing on the computing device, to facilitate creation of an administrative note to include the administrative information concerning the user of the network-based auction facility; and an administrative function, executing on the computing device, automatically to invoke the note creation function from one of a plurality of administrative applications of the network-based auction facility, where the note creation function associates the administrative note with the user, as identified by an administrator of the network-based auction facility to the note creation function. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A system to communicate administrative information relating to monitoring of a network-based auction facility, the system including:
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means for facilitating creation of an administrative note pertaining to an administrator-selected aspect of an on-line auction facilitated by the network-based auction facility, and including the administrative information related to the monitoring of the network-based auction facility, and for associating the administrative note with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction, wherein the administrative note includes type information identifying the administrative note as being of a first type of a predetermined set of administrative note types; and means for displaying a note indicator to indicate an association of the administrative note with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction when displaying information concerning the administrator-selected aspect on a display unit of a network device.
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51. A computer-implemented method of communicating administrative information related to monitoring of a network-based auction facility, the method including:
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generating an administrative note including the administrative information related to the monitoring of the network-based auction facility and pertaining to an administrator-selected aspect of an on-line auction facilitated by the network-based auction facility; associating the administrative note with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction; and displaying a note indicator, on a display unit of a network device, to indicate an association of the administrative note with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction when displaying information concerning the administrator-selected aspect on the display of the network device, wherein displaying the note indicator includes calling a note function that searches a plurality of administrative notes to locate the administrative note based on the administrator-selected aspect. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A system to communicate administrative information related to monitoring of a network-based auction facility, the system including:
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a computing device; a note creation application, executing on the computing device, to; facilitate creation of an administrative note including administrative information related to the monitoring of a network-based auction facility and pertaining to an administrator-selected aspect of an on-line auction facilitated by the network-based auction facility, and associate the administrative note with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction; a note displaying application, executing on the computing device, to display a note indicator to indicate an association of the administrative note with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction when displaying information concerning the administrator-selected aspect on a display unit of a network device; and a note search application to search a plurality of administrative notes and to locate the administrative note based on the administrator-selected aspect. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A machine-readable medium storing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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generate administrative data related to monitoring of a network-based auction facility and pertaining to an administrator-selected aspect of an on-line auction facilitated by the network-based auction facility; associate the administrative data with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction; and display a data indicator to indicate an association of the administrative data with the administrator selected aspect of the on-line auction when displaying information concerning the administrator-selected aspect on a display unit of a network device, and to call a function that searches a plurality of administrative data to locate the administrative data based on the administrator-selected aspect.
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78. A system to communicate administrative information relating to monitoring of a network-based auction facility, the system including:
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means for facilitating creation of an administrative note including the administrative information related to the monitoring of the network-based auction facility and pertaining to an administrator-selected aspect of an on-line auction facilitated by the network-based auction facility, and for associating the administrative note with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction; and means for displaying a note indicator to indicate an association of the administrative note with the administrator-selected aspect of the on-line auction when displaying information concerning the administrator-selected aspect on a display unit of a network device, wherein the means for displaying the note indicator is to call a note function that searches a plurality of administrative notes to locate the administrative note based on the administrator-selected aspect.
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Specification